In 2002, an estimated 6,300 Iowans will die from cancer, 13 times the
number caused by auto fatalities. Cancer is second only to heart disease
as a cause of death. These projections are based upon mortality data the
State Health Registry of Iowa receives from the Iowa Department of Public
Health.
The Registry has been recording the occurrence of cancer in Iowa since 1973, and is one of fourteen registries nationwide providing data to the National Cancer Institute. With Cancer in Iowa: 2002 the Registry makes a general report to the public on the status of cancer.
This report will focus on:
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a description of the Registry and its goals;
• cancer projections for 2002;
• a special section on female breast cancer;
• brief summaries of research projects during 2002;
• a list of publications from 2000 and 2001.